Openings/Ware Opening
Ware Opening A00
1. a4
50 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 14%, Black wins 38%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 18 | 39% 22% 39% | 2135 | 2026 |
| e5 | 14 | 43% 14% 43% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 6 | 50% 17% 33% | 2273 | 2022 |
| c5 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2360 | 2025 |
| a5 | 2 | 100% | 2193 | 2025 |
| e6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2215 | 2026 |
| g6 | 2 | 100% | 2283 | 2025 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2511 | 2025 |
| g5 | 1 | 100% | 1963 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2864–So, W2776 | 0-1 | 10th Norway Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Radjabov, T2788 | 1-0 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Jacobson, Brandon2583–Nakamura, Hi2802 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Bernadskiy, V2589–Tabatabaei, M2643 | 0-1 | Vergani Cup Jan 2022 | 2022 |
| Liang, Awonder2687–Gan-Erdene, Sugar2437 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Jacobson, Brandon2594–Ashraf, Artin2428 | 0-1 | 31st Abu Dhabi Blitz Open | 2025 |
| Nielsen, Ph2654–Valdes, Le2362 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Fernandez, Dan Sin2525–Wadsworth, Matthew J2456 | ½-½ | Wood Green Inv 2024 | 2024 |
| Jacobson, Brandon2570–Papadiamandis, Elliot2315 | 1-0 | Reykjavik Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Vitenberg, Noam Aviv2306–Smirin, I2565 | 0-1 | TCh-ISR Top Play-off 2026 | 2026 |